Do'nt kill me ! Toasters / hi-gains ?

zoomduck · Post by **zoomduck** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:10 pm

What is the tone difference . I am buying 2 for my 4004 but can not decide . I have hi gains in my 77 4001 AG that sound perfect . Will toasters have approximately the same tone in my 4004 ? Thanks for letting me beat a dead horse .

dean712 · Post by **dean712** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:23 pm

It's not a dead horse to new Forum members. Or to me, I'm interested in responses....

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:24 pm

the toaster is usually a 7.4k ohm single coil pickup ... there are a few that were made in the 80s that measure 10K ohms +/- ... the 70s high gains are usually wound to 8k ohms ... modern high gains are wound to 11k ohms ...

the toaster is smoother sounding ... and more jangley ... the high gain is hotter and has more output and it growls more ...

and feel free to ask questions here and you are not beating a dead horse ...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:21 pm

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:26 pm

My neck toaster definitley growls if I want it to. It can also be mellow. Neck hi-gain is much more bassy and hot.

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:37 pm

Jared, that toaster looks a little hotter than the RIC.

You must become a sitcom writer. I'd start watching TV again.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:04 pm

the toaster is scatterwound ... which changes the tone in the mids ... it growls a little less than a high gain ... that's why it makes a good neck pickup ...

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Sun May 14, 2006 6:01 pm

For hot pickups, sometimes you just need the right cable.